Edward Brown, 23, of 304 Skye Drive, Lake Harmony was arrested by Fern Ridge state police, who were called to the residence of Jean Steggles, 808 Buck Hill Road, Indian Mountain Lake, on Oct. 7. Steggles claimed Brown had raped her.

Police said when they arrived they found the defendant passed out on a bed and tried several times to arouse him but couldn't. When Brown was finally awakened he became very unruly and struck the two policemen, according to the report.

Brown said yesterday that he was "quite intoxicated" at the time of the incident and has no recollection of it.

Carbon County Asst. Dist. Atty. Michael Garfield said Steggles dropped the rape charge the day after the incident and two counts of aggravated assault also were dropped in a plea-bargain agreement.

The judge ordered a presentence investigation by the county probation office.

Terry J. Poplaski, 22, of 523 Turner St., Allentown, a former resident of the Lansford Court apartments, was arrested Oct. 15 by Summit Hill police when a neighbor reported a disturbance in the townhouse complex.

Jean Black reported that Poplaski was being loud and boisterous, yelling obscenities and playing his stereo loudly. Police gave him a warning the first time, but after receiving numerous complaints throughout the day returned and arrested him.

The defendant claimed he was highly intoxicated when the incident occurred.

In accepting the plea Lavelle ordered Poplaski undergo an evaluation at the Carbon-Monroe-Pike County Drug and Alcohol program in Lehighton.